Valves are essential for capping vehicle noise and serve a strategic purpose as well, by helping to create a more lightweight exhaust system. Acoustic valves are primarily used in closed position to muffle exhaust noise at low speeds and comply with regional noise-control standards.

The adaptive valve from Faurecia, located ahead of the rear muffler in the intermediate pipe, is self-adjusting, activated by the flow of exhaust gas.

Advantages

The adaptive valve plays a critical role in weight reduction – it halves total muffler weight. This active contribution to vehicle weight savings helps make each vehicle more fuel-efficient.

The adaptive valve is also an important factor in reducing the volume of exhaust noise at both low and cruising speeds, while at the same time it can imitate the signature sound of sport vehicles when the engine is purring at top speed, helping to enhance driving enjoyment.

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Valves are essential for capping vehicle noise and serve a strategic purpose as well, by helping to create a more lightweight exhaust system. Acoustic valves are primarily used in closed position to muffle exhaust noise at low speeds and comply with regional noise-control standards.

The adaptive valve from Faurecia, located ahead of the rear muffler in the intermediate pipe, is self-adjusting, activated by the flow of exhaust gas.

Advantages

The adaptive valve plays a critical role in weight reduction – it halves total muffler weight. This active contribution to vehicle weight savings helps make each vehicle more fuel-efficient.

The adaptive valve is also an important factor in reducing the volume of exhaust noise at both low and cruising speeds, while at the same time it can imitate the signature sound of sport vehicles when the engine is purring at top speed, helping to enhance driving enjoyment.

Diesel vehicles have long been required to incorporate particulate filters to remove soot after it leaves the engine and before it can enter the environment. Now particulate filters are ready to be introduced in gasoline engines. The particulate issue largely has emerged with the move toward gasoline direct-injection systems, as well as governmental decisions to regulate tiny particulate matter.

The direct-injection engines emit higher volumes of particulates than standard gasoline engines and the Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF) technology enables reduction of said particulate emissions into the ambient air level.

In this context, Faurecia has developed, and is producing for a major automaker, the first GPF to be fitted optionally on a premium vehicle. This vehicle equipped with a GPF will be compliant with the forthcoming Euro 6c (2017) regulation which imposes regulations on particulate numbers either for diesel or direct-injection gasoline engines.

A GPF will collect particulates on an ongoing basis and will regenerate more easily than a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) on a passive regeneration mode (since the regeneration is induced « naturally » whenever the driver stops accelerating and the GPF is hot enough).

Advantages

Faurecia is convinced that the Gasoline Particulate Filter will enable the industry to offer the fuel-efficiency of gasoline direct-injection engines while protecting the air quality of harmful ultra-fine particulates.

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Diesel vehicles have long been required to incorporate particulate filters to remove soot after it leaves the engine and before it can enter the environment. Now particulate filters are ready to be introduced in gasoline engines. The particulate issue largely has emerged with the move toward gasoline direct-injection systems, as well as governmental decisions to regulate tiny particulate matter.

The direct-injection engines emit higher volumes of particulates than standard gasoline engines and the Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF) technology enables reduction of said particulate emissions into the ambient air level.

In this context, Faurecia has developed, and is producing for a major automaker, the first GPF to be fitted optionally on a premium vehicle. This vehicle equipped with a GPF will be compliant with the forthcoming Euro 6c (2017) regulation which imposes regulations on particulate numbers either for diesel or direct-injection gasoline engines.

A GPF will collect particulates on an ongoing basis and will regenerate more easily than a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) on a passive regeneration mode (since the regeneration is induced « naturally » whenever the driver stops accelerating and the GPF is hot enough).

Advantages

Faurecia is convinced that the Gasoline Particulate Filter will enable the industry to offer the fuel-efficiency of gasoline direct-injection engines while protecting the air quality of harmful ultra-fine particulates.

Jointly developed with Philips, the air purifier system is a fully-integrated all-in-one solution to address the issue of interior air quality. It is also an industry first.
The air purifier system is a premium solution that can be integrated into the instrument panel, the back shelf or the seat backrest.

The system will allow the air to be “cleaned” through a 3-way filter and then rerouted back into the vehicle. In-car pollutants are removed through three special filters:

a pre-filter to capture large particles;

a filter to remove fine particles;

a third filter to efficiently decontaminate the air from odors, chemical pollutants and harmful gases.

The Air Purifier System was first displayed on the Faurecia booth at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show.

Advantages

Faurecia engineers worked closely with Philips to bring automakers and drivers an affordable all-in-one solution that can drastically reduce in-car pollution levels, thus increasing air quality for driver and passengers alike.
This comprehensive yet simple system allows for the filter to be changed periodically by the driver whenever necessary, for consistently healthy on-board air quality.

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Jointly developed with Philips, the air purifier system is a fully-integrated all-in-one solution to address the issue of interior air quality. It is also an industry first.
The air purifier system is a premium solution that can be integrated into the instrument panel, the back shelf or the seat backrest.

The system will allow the air to be “cleaned” through a 3-way filter and then rerouted back into the vehicle. In-car pollutants are removed through three special filters:

a pre-filter to capture large particles;

a filter to remove fine particles;

a third filter to efficiently decontaminate the air from odors, chemical pollutants and harmful gases.

The Air Purifier System was first displayed on the Faurecia booth at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show.

Advantages

Faurecia engineers worked closely with Philips to bring automakers and drivers an affordable all-in-one solution that can drastically reduce in-car pollution levels, thus increasing air quality for driver and passengers alike.
This comprehensive yet simple system allows for the filter to be changed periodically by the driver whenever necessary, for consistently healthy on-board air quality.

Faurecia’s NAFILean (natural fiber for injection) is the automotive interior market’s only injected material with natural fibers. NAFILean integrates a natural, hemp-based fiber with polypropylene and allows for complex shapes and architectures along with weight reduction.

It has been developed to introduce green content into high-performance material for instrument panels, door panels and center consoles.

NAFILean can be used in traditional injection machines and stands as a unique market solution from Faurecia.

Advantages

This mixture produces injected parts with a substantial 20 to 25 percent weight savings in comparison with standard plastics and contributes to make the car more fuel efficient. It also reduces the overall environmental impact by 20 to 25 percent through the components’ lifecycle.

The fiber portion of the mixture being a renewable material, the industry has validated NAFILean’s end-of-life recyclability via separation of the fiber from the polypropylene. Additionally, NAFILean has demonstrated a 40% improvement in fit and finish.

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Faurecia’s NAFILean (natural fiber for injection) is the automotive interior market’s only injected material with natural fibers. NAFILean integrates a natural, hemp-based fiber with polypropylene and allows for complex shapes and architectures along with weight reduction.

It has been developed to introduce green content into high-performance material for instrument panels, door panels and center consoles.

NAFILean can be used in traditional injection machines and stands as a unique market solution from Faurecia.

Advantages

This mixture produces injected parts with a substantial 20 to 25 percent weight savings in comparison with standard plastics and contributes to make the car more fuel efficient. It also reduces the overall environmental impact by 20 to 25 percent through the components’ lifecycle.

The fiber portion of the mixture being a renewable material, the industry has validated NAFILean’s end-of-life recyclability via separation of the fiber from the polypropylene. Additionally, NAFILean has demonstrated a 40% improvement in fit and finish.

Did you know?30% of the energy content in fuel is dissipated in exhaust heat.

Faurecia designed the Exhaust Heat Recovery System (EHRS) to capture up to 40% of this lost energy while speeding up heating of both the engine and the passenger compartment.
The latest version of the EHRS is more compact and weighs 2 kgs less than its previous versions, providing weight savings of 60%.

Advantages

The EHRS plays an important role in improving vehicle energy efficiency.

It significantly reduces each vehicle’s fuel consumption – by up to 7% for hybrid engines. Moreover, the EHRS reduces CO2 emissions by 3 g/km.

In addition, the latest-generation EHRS is more compact and, consequently, lighter (by 2 kg), so it reduces vehicle weight – an added factor in making vehicles more fuel-efficient.

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Did you know?30% of the energy content in fuel is dissipated in exhaust heat.

Faurecia designed the Exhaust Heat Recovery System (EHRS) to capture up to 40% of this lost energy while speeding up heating of both the engine and the passenger compartment.
The latest version of the EHRS is more compact and weighs 2 kgs less than its previous versions, providing weight savings of 60%.

Advantages

The EHRS plays an important role in improving vehicle energy efficiency.

It significantly reduces each vehicle’s fuel consumption – by up to 7% for hybrid engines. Moreover, the EHRS reduces CO2 emissions by 3 g/km.

In addition, the latest-generation EHRS is more compact and, consequently, lighter (by 2 kg), so it reduces vehicle weight – an added factor in making vehicles more fuel-efficient.

Adaptive valve

Valves are essential for capping vehicle noise and serve a strategic purpose as well, by helping to create a more lightweight exhaust system. Acoustic valves are primarily used in closed position to muffle exhaust noise at low speeds and comply with regional noise-control standards.

The adaptive valve from Faurecia, located ahead of the rear muffler in the intermediate pipe, is self-adjusting, activated by the flow of exhaust gas.

Advantages

The adaptive valve plays a critical role in weight reduction – it halves total muffler weight. This active contribution to vehicle weight savings helps make each vehicle more fuel-efficient.

The adaptive valve is also an important factor in reducing the volume of exhaust noise at both low and cruising speeds, while at the same time it can imitate the signature sound of sport vehicles when the engine is purring at top speed, helping to enhance driving enjoyment.